we ll have a look at that next. [background sounds] ladies and gentlemen please welcome oklahoma city mayor. [applause] thank you for your patience. it is now my honor to introduce the man who in just three days will become the 48th vice president of the united states. he has most recently served as the governor of indiana. prior to that he was a leader in the u.s. house of representatives to their guests understands greatly the level of cooperation that is needed between mayors and states in the federal government to help foster economic opportunity, growth and opportunity for all. a month ago as i mentioned our leadership team had the opportunity to discuss some key issues with vice president-elect pence and the moment we mentioned that 300 mayors would be here in our nation s capital for this meeting he said, i will be there. as far as we can remember this is the first time we have ever had a vice president-elect attend the winter meeting prior to the inauguration. so
the level of cooperation needed between mayor answers states and federal government to help foster economic opportunity growth and opportunity for all. a month ago, as i mentioned, our leadership team had the opportunity to discuss some keyish ice with vice president-elect pence and the moment we mentioned 300 mayors would be here in the capitol for this meeting, he said, i will be there. as far as we can remember, this is the first time we have ever had a vice president-elect attend the winter meeting prior to the inauguration. so it is my great honor and privilege to welcome to the united states conference of mayors, 850th winter meeting, vice president-elect mike pence. [ applause ] thank you so much. thank you for that wonderful introduction. mayor corn et. greetings to all of the distinguished mayors. welcome to washington, d.c. it is a city that president onf. kennedy combines southern efish ens efish ens efficiency with northern charm. it was a pleasure meeting with
jessica: hello, i m jessica gomez, filling in on this week s matter of fact. today, a special edition. a look at our nation s cities. when it comes to national politics, we ve seen the gloves are off. hillary clinton: donald trump simply does not have the temperament to be president. donald trump: she s got the temperament of a loser and i have the temperament of a winner, and we have to win again. jessica: but on the local level, it often falls on city leaders to find common ground. we begin with two mayors, jim brainard of carmel, indiana, and chris cabaldon of west sacramento, california. both are working to bridge the partisan gap. they re starting with the environment and say national leaders should take notice. mayor cabaldon: it s odd in california. because of the climate change, we re dealing with both the potential of hardly any water to drink, except during flood season when too much water is so we are trying to both protect ourselves from water, and then scroungi
jessica: hello, i m jessica gomez, filling in on this week s matter of fact. today, a special edition. a look at our nation s cities. when it comes to national politics, we ve seen the gloves are off. hillary clinton: donald trump simply does not have the temperament to be president. donald trump: she s got the temperament of a loser and i have the temperament of a winner, and we have to win again. jessica: but on the local level, it often falls on city leaders to find common ground. we begin with two mayors, jim brainard of carmel, indiana, and chris cabaldon of west sacramento, california. both are working to bridge the partisan gap. they re starting with the environment and say national leaders should take notice. mayor cabaldon: it s odd in california. because of the climate change, we re dealing with both the potential of hardly any water to drink, except during flood season when too much water is coming down the mountain. so we are trying to both protect ourselves fro
jessica: hello, i m jessica gomez, filling in on this week s matter of fact. today, a special edition. a look at our nation s cities. when it comes to national politics, we ve seen the gloves are off. hillary clinton: donald trump simply does not have the temperament to be president. donald trump: she s got the temperament of a loser and i have the temperament of a winner, and we have to win again. jessica: but on the local level, it often falls on city leaders to find common ground. we begin with two mayors, jim brainard of carmel, indiana, and chris cabaldon of west sacramento, california. both are working to bridge the partisan gap. they re starting with the environment and say national leaders should take notice. mayor cabaldon: it s odin california. because of the climate change, we re dealing with both the potential of hardly any water to drink, except during flood season when too much water is coming down the mountain. so we are trying to both protect ourselves from